Nike Run SG 2013

T and I did something last weekend. Something I never thought that I would do because I really hate running. And I hate long distances (yes 10km is long to me). I have been seeing the Nike race ads for the longest time -- Nike Run 2012, Nike Goddess Run...etc. To add on to the million marathons we have in SG. It's great to see the organisers of runs being more innovative though, adding on the Colour Run and the Zombie Run. 

We decided to got for the Nike Run 2013 cause we thought that we would be running consistently and 10k wouldn't be too bad after all. $40 would also get us a race pack and a finisher's tee! Well... school got the better of us and we did not manage to run often. In fact, we only ran the week before the race and a distance of 5k, 6k and 7k each of the 3 sessions respectively. On treadmills in an zircon gym, mind you. 

Getting up at 5 on a Sunday was like NOOOOOO. Forced myself to get up anyway. Made my way over to the F1 pit to meet T and we changed into our sports shoes and put on the race tags. The race only started at 7.15am. Boy it was hot. And the road conditions are so different from the gym, lol. It was hard weaving in between people as well. 

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We made it alive! Yay! Very tired but pretty satisfied after the race. I loved Nike's selection of routes which gave you a choice to run your preferred route. We ran Follow The Pack > Own The Park > Dance To The Finish. 

Not sure if I would do this again. But I don't mind the 5k runs. School makes it too tiring to be able to run properly before a race. Really thankful that I had T with me though <3